E-auction 164-100808 - fwo_393320 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Dime Mercury 1917 Philadelphie

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1 Dime Mercury 1917 Philadelphie XF

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Estimate :	12 €
Price :	9 €
Maximum bid :	13 €
End of the sale :	06 June 2016 17:35:30
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : 1 Dime Mercury

Date: 1917

Mint name / Town : Philadelphie

Quantity minted : 55230000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 17,9 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 2,48 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

Y.140 - KM20/-

Obverse

Obverse legend : LIBERTY // IN GOD / WE TRUST // 1917.

Obverse description : Tête casquée de Mercure à gauche.

Reverse

Reverse legend : UNITED. STATES. OF. AMERICA. ONE - DIME.

Reverse description : Faisceau / E. PLURIBUS. UNUM.

Commentary

Le type “Mercury” (Mercure) est l’oeuvre du sculpteur et médailliste Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870-1852) dont le monogramme AW est visible au dessus de la date. Ses travaux suivent la plupart du temps un modèle classique lyrique. Ses figures revêtent souvent l'habillement gréco-romain, mais avec une fluidité particulière qui annonce un modèle Art Déco à venir.
Le Dime “Mercury” frappé de 1916 à 1945 sera remplacé à partir de 1946 par le type Franklin Delano Roosevelt..
The “Mercury” type is the work of sculptor and medalist Adolph Alexander Weinman (1870-1852), whose monogram AW is visible above the date. His works generally follow a lyrical classical model. His figures often wear Greco-Roman clothing, but with a particular fluidity that foreshadows a future Art Deco model. The “Mercury” Dime struck from 1916 to 1945 was replaced in 1946 by the Franklin Delano Roosevelt type.